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Black and white etching of five muscular nude men interlocked in a stacked pyramid, limbs stretched in dramatic poses above a shaded floor line.

Pyramid of Five Men

An etching in black ink on cream paper shows five nude male figures locked in a tangled, interlinked pyramid against a plain backdrop. Their muscular limbs are stretched in dynamic, foreshortened poses, with hatched lines modeling the bodies and a shadowed ground line below.

Artist
School of Juste de Juste
Date
c. 1543
Medium
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2347 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1548).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley and Joseph Brooks Fair Fund

Español: Pirámide de cinco hombres

Un grabado en tinta negra sobre papel crema muestra cinco figuras masculinas desnudas entrelazadas en una pirámide enredada contra un fondo sencillo. Sus extremidades musculosas se extienden en poses dinámicas y escorzadas, con trazos rayados que modelan los cuerpos y una línea de suelo sombreada.

Português: Pirâmide de cinco homens

Uma gravura em tinta preta sobre papel creme mostra cinco figuras masculinas nuas entrelaçadas em uma pirâmide emaranhada contra um fundo simples. Seus membros musculosos se estendem em poses dinâmicas e em escorço, com hachuras que modelam os corpos e uma linha de chão sombreada.

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